The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-03
HELEN LAKEMAN;
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By JOHN u. NUgIcK.
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CHAPTER xIIL-coNrINuED.
He paused to see the effects of his
remarks upon the kind-hearted girl.
Helen was silent. Her face was nc
paler than before, and there were NO
visible evidences of an increase in her
emotions.
Feeling for you, as 1 do, Helen, ]
think it my duty to advise you to make
a clean breast of the whole thing. Own
up to it like woman, and throw your
self on the mercy of the court"
He paused, because the white face OF
the fair prisoner was turned upon him
and her eyes were blazing with a strange
light. Her look was one of inquiry, at
least so he determined to make himself
understood.
sI mean, Helen, that il is better for
you. when arraigned, to plead guilty,
admit taking the bracelet, and / think
we can get you off easily"
For moment the white face was up
turned TO his, and then the sweet, sad
voice said:
would You have me admit a lie?"
'sOh, no, no, no!'' said the sheriff,
-.but you know and he scratched his
head. "but You see every body knows
it, you know, and every body will know
it. 1t makes no difference what you
say, they will believe it
achieve what?" said Helen, her eyes
having light very unnatural. II can
not help what people say of me. l am
not the first girl who has been ruined
by the thoughtless or intentional SLAM
ders of people who have some claims to
goodness; but l am innocent i'm the
sight of Heaven. know the crime is
a felony. 1t is what the lawyers call
grand larceny and l will be sent to
the penitentiary, but 1 would not admit
a lie to save myself from all this degra-
dation.''
Mr.. Belcher now discovered that he
had no ordinary person to deal with.
She was either innocent or the most
brazen criminal he had ever met.
Never had he known one actually guilty
to assume her manner and tone. The
sheriff thought: ''Of coarse, she is
guilty. Judge Arnold's family stand
too high in social circles to have made
a false report on the girl, and the Judge
is too shrewd to be mistaken. OF
course she is guilty. Judge Arnold
can have no deep game to play in this
matter" The girl was poor and friend
less, and he had expressed himself as
regretting that it had occurred. He
looked at Helen. She met his eyes with
an unwavering gaze. Her manner
said: II have done nothing to merit
this, and can not be made to bow my
head in shame. You may punish me if
you will, but you can not break my
spirit"
'.She is certainly case" thought
the sheriff, turning his face toward the
coach window. 'Oh, l do wish she
would plead guilty; she's foolish if she
don't
The last was muttered loud enough
for Helen to hear. She quickly re-
sponded:
1t may be foolish to plead not
guilty, Mr.. Belcher, but it will be right.
1t is better to be right than to be wise. :"
The sheriff was silenced. The village
was soon reached, and the rockaway
drove up to the Office of the magis-
trate.
Squire Buffers had his Office in an old
frame building on the ground floor, not
many rods removed from the post
bffice, which was on the corner Of the
square. The justice of the peace was a
portly man, with gray hair. and a pair
of spectacles upon his nose. He was
writing on his docket on the entrance
of the sheriff with his prisoner. The
old justice looked up and then pushed
his spectacles upon his forehead. No
sooner did his eyes rest upon the fair
prisoner, then he started. Squire Bluff
ers was man with big, kind heart,
and to see one so young and handsome
as Helen Lakeman fallen. touched him.
This is the person, said the sheriff.
gruff1y. Since he had found Helen so
much more hardened than he had
expected, he had lost much of his SYM
pathy for her. The justice, in the
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